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An estimated 1,241 homes and customers lost power during hot and sticky temperatures Tuesday in southwest Columbia. ABC 17 News viewers reported outages just before noon. ABC 17 News confirmed with Columbia Water & Light that an insulator failed on an overhead line and burned an underground line located in a vault on Forum, near

The Jefferson City Council took another step to address the homes in severe disrepair near the State Capitol Tuesday. At the city council meeting, council members voted to approve a blight study on the East Capitol Avenue Area. The $25,000 study will be funded through a grant from the Housing Authority of Jefferson City. The

UPDATE: Columbia’s city council unanimously approved the Again Street project Tuesday night. $200,000 is expected to go toward buying and demolishing a house at 1105 Again St. to solve basement flooding issues. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia Public Works wants to buy and demolish a house in central city to try and fix decades of flooding in

The Howard County prosecutor has dropped charges against Zachary Jefferson, who had been accused of killing Jon Spurling in 2011. No reason was given for the dismissal of charges. At the time of the killing, Jefferson was married to Spurling’s ex-wife, and investigators claimed Jefferson was jealous of Spurling. Deputies arrested Jefferson in March 2014.

Members of the Missouri Senate’s Sanctity of Life Committee held a news conference Tuesday addressing the results ofthe committee’s months-long investigationof the state’s Planned Parenthood clinics. Eight senators signed a report that criticized the organizations for poor record keeping, noncompliance with state law in its disposal of fetal remains and an indifference to women’s health.

According to ABC17 News meteorologists, heat indices will hit dangerous levels Tuesday. While the temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s, the heat index could hit well about 100 degrees. Day care providers follow a system when dangerous temperatures set in. Tiger Tots Child Development Center owner Paul Prevo said Tuesday that one

A train has hit a dump truck in Monroe County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. No details about the exact location, cause, or any injuries have been released at this point. We’re working to get more information, and will have updates on ABC 17 News at 5.

A noise complaint at a hotel in Camden County led to deputies arresting seven people on suspicion of drug-related crimes on Saturday. Early in the morning, hotel staff called the Camden County Sheriff’s Office about a noise complaint; when deputies arrived, they found hotel staff in a hallway with a number of apparent guests. The

UPDATE: The power returned to more than 1,000 people in Columbia, after power outages Sunday night. On Tuesday, Columbia Water and Light confirmed a circuit went down at the Hinkson Creek substation near the MU reactor field off Providence Road. Some equipment failed where the lines head underground north of Green Meadows. The department told

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its final numbers for the Independence Day 2014 counting period, and says four people died in crashes across the state. The counting period started July 1 at 6 p.m., and ended July 4 at 11:59 p.m. Over that period, there were nearly 400 crashes in all, with four

Deputies in Camden County arrested a man from South Dakota over the holiday weekend after he allegedly assaulted several people at an entertainment venue in Lake Ozark. According to witnesses, on July 1 David Borchardt tried to run over members of the security staff at the venue with his vehicle after a verbal and physical

Authorities are investigating the cause of an early morning car crash on highway 63 in Columbia. Law enforcement on scene told ABC 17 News the crash involved two vehicles at 63 and Bonne Femme Creek. They were initially called to the crash at 3:05 a.m. Tuesday morning. Right now it’s unclear what caused the crash,

Troopers with the Missouri State Water Patrol are urging people to take it slow around the Twin Islands area at the Lake of the Ozarks after getting reports of a missing person. They were searching the main channel over the weekend near the 8.5 mile marker, after finding an empty boat still running at 7:29

Police are investigating a robbery that occured Monday afternoon in Columbia. It happened in a neighborhood near Bearfield Road and Nifong Boulevard. The victim told ABC 17 News he met with a person to sell a cell phone, but that person stole money from him and took off. Police did not say if a weapon

New data released by the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence said for every person shelters are able to house, there are two others they have to turn away. The MCADSV released 2015 statistics showing 35,922 people benefited from services, however, 22,137 requests for services went unmet. “Our domestic violence numbers have remained incredibly

Brutal temperatures and humidity are making a comeback for Tuesday. The combination of these hot temps and and high humidity will be bringing our heat index back above 100. In fact, there is a Heat Advisory issued for most of Mid-Missouri on Tuesday, currently excluding the counties of Audrain, Gasconade, Monroe, and Montgomery. So if

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Annual Fireworks Report, there were nearly 12,000 estimated fireworks-related injuries in the U.S. in 2015. The report says sparklers alone accounted for almost a quarter of emergency room injuries over a one month time span. While fireworks are a fun pastime for many, there are a lot

Officials confirmed a 77-year-old Cooper County woman missing since mid-June was found dead in Benton County Sunday evening. Monday’s autopsy confirmed the woman’s body was that of Laverla Kistler. Early findings did not show signs of foul play. Laverla was reported missing in a Silver Advisory issued on June 17. Authorities said Kistler has had

Heavy rain early Sunday morning caused several Mid-Missouri roads to close due to flooding. The following roads were affected by floods Sunday morning — many are now back open. Reports of water over the roadway on Highway 40 near Cunningham Drive. Reports of water over the roadway at Highway 124 West near the Boone County

Showers and t-storms will increase after 9 PM Sunday night, moving in from the southwest, affecting areas mainly south of I-70 through early morning Monday. A Flash Flood Watch continues for areas along and south of I-70 until 7 AM Monday. This includes Columbia, Jefferson City and the Lake of the Ozarks. Heavy rain Saturday